Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is backing Gov. Greg Abbott in a growing dispute over the validity of some of Abbott’s line-item vetoes to the state budget.
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Six-Digit Donations Fuel Abbott’s Eye-Popping Campaign Haul
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday disclosed his campaign’s finances, confirming a massive $8.3 million haul over nine days.
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Perry’s Legal Defense Bill Now Tops $2 Million
Former Gov. Rick Perry has now spent more than $2 million in state campaign cash fighting the abuse-of-power indictment against him.
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Prosecutors Developing Criminal Case Against Attorney General Paxton
Ken Paxton’s legal troubles — stemming for his admission last year that he violated state securities law — may be getting more serious. A special prosecutor says he plans to start presenting evidence in less than a month seeking to indict the attorney general for first-degree felony securities fraud.
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Second Super PAC Backing Perry in Presidential Race
A second super PAC is now supporting Rick Perry’s campaign for the White House. The new group, called Opportunity and Freedom I, joins the Opportunity and Freedom PAC in an effort to boost the former governor’s presidential bid.
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Texas Primary Voters to Get More Say in 2016 Than Planned
The Texas Democratic and Republican parties are finalizing plans to allocate all their national convention delegates on presidential primary day in 2016. For the Democrats, it’s a break from tradition, and for the Republicans, it’s a return to normal.
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New Consul Takes on Mexico’s Texas Diaspora
In an interview with the Tribune, Carlos González Gutiérrez, Mexico’s newest general consul in Austin, discussed the challenges of reaching out to the state’s diverse communities of Mexican nationals, and how he interacts with state leaders at the Capitol.
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Texas Politicians Part Ways With Money From White Supremacist Leader
A number of elected officials from Texas are parting ways with campaign donations from the white supremacist leader of a group tied to the recent massacre at a church in South Carolina.
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Abbott Signs Bill Decriminalizing Truancy
Students who skip school will no longer be sent to criminal court, facing fines and possible jail time, under legislation signed by Gov. Greg Abbott late Thursday. Truancy will be a civil offense.
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Economy
Signing Tax Cut Bills, Abbott Predicts “New Era of Job Growth”
Declaring “a new era of job growth in the state of Texas,” Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed a $2.56 billion bill cutting the franchise tax rate paid by businesses by 25 percent.
